Koby Schreiber won his match Tuesday against University Prep. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
No small challenges.
Two Coupeville High School athletic teams faced a similar dilemma Tuesday – how to respond when facing off with the defending state champs.
And, while both the Wolf boys tennis and girls soccer squads ended up falling to their private school rivals, they met at least part of that challenge, keeping the score competitive and putting up a solid fight.
The CHS booters fell 4-0 to visiting King’s, while the Wolf netters exited their home court after absorbing a 4-1 loss to University Prep.
The defeats dropped soccer to 0-2-1 on the young season and tennis to 1-1.
While Coupeville didn’t get a goal past the Knights, they did have a fair amount of quality shots, while Wolf goaltender Sarah Wright snagged a variety of skillful saves.
“We put up a good fight, and beside a lack of focus to start the game and second half, we played really well,” said CHS coach Kyle Nelson. “I saw improved play all over the field; we are headed in the right direction quickly.”
The net squad, facing a U Prep team which has rolled to back-to-back state titles, got a win at #2 singles from Drake Borden, and pressed the Pumas hard in several other matches.
Complete Tuesday tennis results:
Varsity:
1st Singles — Jakobi Baumann lost 6-3, 6-0
2nd Singles — Drake Borden won 7-5, 7-5
1st Doubles — Zach Ginnings/Jacob Burke lost 6-0, 6-0
2nd Doubles — Mason Grove/James Wood lost 7-6(7-2), 6-1
3rd Doubles — Tiger Johnson/Jaschon Baumann lost 6-3, 6-4
JV:
3rd Singles — Koby Schreiber won 6-2
4th Doubles — Harris Sinclair/Andrew Aparicio lost 6-0
